ive been trying to figure this out to. cause no way im going to tap a pan with it on the motor

 

THIS MAY or may not help you lol and yea dont tap it on the truck oh my find my thread on that recent ordeal i went thru lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1e3kx3mOMY

 

seems like tons of fun... NOT

 

I tapped my oil pan with it all bolted up on my 4x4 truck but I did it on the front. So if any shavings get in there you can get some grease on your finger and get them out cause the bottom of the pan is right there. I was also able to hold a vacuum right next to the bit and that sucked up most of them.

 

Ill spend 8hrs doing it right before ever tapping a pan on the vehicle

 

I tapped mine with the pan on 8 years ago and no issues. I would also use Trick's oil adapter. Its the best one out there!

 

I like to use sandwich adapters for the feed. I usually have gauges and other things that need oil pressure too.

Here's a cheap glow shift one that works (GlowShift Oil Filter Sandwich Adapter - 13/16-16 Thread)

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I'm guessing that most don't have 1/2" NPT taps and the drill bit to go along with it. Usually its cheaper to pull the pan, drill a 1/2" hole and have a 1/2" NPT bung (or 10 AN) welded to the pan.

Cheapest way to do it is buy a Aluminum half union from mcmaster carr and go to a welding shop before their lunch time. Usually a welder will tig up something like that for $5.

Low-Pressure Aluminum Threaded Pipe Fitting - 1/2 Pipe Size, Half Coupling - 44705K319 - $1.82/each

http://www.mcmaster.com/#44705k319/=r4wm56

Pretty sure you can't T the pressure sensor on the block very easy. I think its a metric straight o-ring fitting. You could probably find the fitting but it would cost you $100 lol.

 

Cool, thanks for noticing my post, lol. I will most likely end up doing an adapter at the oil filter with a thermostat a cooler. Turns out my 5.3 friend did this and not T-ing from the sender.

 

Those sandwhich adapters will not work on a 4wd, for future reference. Been there done that.

 

Tapped mine with it still on the motor. Just use grease and go slow the drill bit will pull the shavings out naturally. I also used tricks oil adaptor and I'm awd for the record and it worked good.